§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what response he has made to the report of the Engineering Council on technology within the national curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthI welcome the Engineering Council's report as a useful contribution to the monitoring and review of the implementation of the national curriculum order on technology.
The National Curriculum Council keeps all the national curriculum subjects orders—including that for technology—under review and advises the Secretary of State accordingly. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will consider any such advice and make a statement in due course.